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(A) The Indefinite Article a /an is used i. before a singular countable noun mentioned for the first time. e.g. He has a blue suit. Betty saw an owl last night. ii. when the listener does not know which particular person or thing we mean. e.g. lease gi!e me a pen" #ary. $.B. %a& is used before a noun beginning with a consonant sound. e.g. a boy a one-way road a European a uniform %an& is used before a noun beginning with a !owel sound. e.g. an egg an hour an MTR train (B) The 'efinite Article the is used i. to refer to a noun that has been mentioned before or that is known to both the speaker and the listener. e.g. He has a dog and a cat. The dog is friendly" but the cat is not. The man you met (ust now is my uncle. ii. before a comparati!e or superlati!e ad(ecti!e. e.g. aul is the fatter one. )ompare* aul is fatter than 'a!id. Andrew is the fattest boy in our class. iii. before an ordinal number. e.g. The second chapter is !ery interesting. i!. before a noun that is uni+ue. e.g. The sun rises in the east. , !. with some ad(ecti!es to talk about a specific group of people.

e.g. -e should be more concerned with the poor and the sick. !i. before musical instruments. e.g. I started playing the piano when I was si..

!ii. before names of buildings" mountain ranges" seas" ri!ers" certain countries which start with /$IT0' or end in 1s2" and groups of islands. e.g. The Lee Theatre has been pulled down. I really want to climb the Himalayas. Atlantic Ocean separates the nited !tates from the nited "ingdom. ()) $o article is used i. with plural nouns or uncountable nouns in general. e.g. 3irls like to recei!e flowers. #ilk is good for both children and adults. ii. before names of games" months" se!en days of a week" festi!als" languages and meals. e.g. 4ohn does not play football. #r. -hite is learning )hinese. iii. before words like bed" church" hospital" prison" school" uni!ersity" etc. when these places are used or !isited for their primary purposes. e.g. They go to church on 5undays. I go to bed at ten o2clock e!ery night.

0.ercise , 6ill in the blanks with 1a2 or 1an2. ,. He is too busy 77777777 person to take long holidays. 8. 4ohnny wants to make 77777777 trip to India. 9. :emember to add 77777777 152 if the word is plural. ;. The workers ha!e formed 77777777 union. <. 77777777 unusual thing happened last night. =. )hina is such 77777777 fascinating country. >. 1 77777777 #r. 3ray came to your office this morning. I ha!en2t seen him before"2 said the secretary to her boss. 8 ?. These eggs cost @,8 77777777 doAen.

B. He is such 77777777 honorable man that I2!e e!er met. ,C. -hat 77777777 pretty face she hasD

0.ercise 8 6ill in the blanks with 1the2 where necessary. ut a cross ( E ) if no article is needed. ,. eter has (ust returned from 77777777 5tates. 8. -e are not going to 77777777 school today. It2s a holiday. 9. -e usually ha!e 77777777 dinner at > o2clock. ;. -e went to 4oe2s birthday party last night. 77777777 food was nice. <. -ho is 77777777 headmaster of this school" pleaseF =. -e are spending our holiday in 77777777 hilippines this summer. >. #y father plays 77777777 tennis e!ery 5unday morning. ?. It2s fun tra!elling by 77777777 air. B. 6ew people ha!e been to 77777777 Himalayas. ,C. Gisitor* -here2s 77777777 office" pleaseF 3irl* It2s on 77777777 fifth floor.

0.ercise 9 Add 1the2 where necessary. The number in brackets tells you the number of articles you should use. ,. (8) ick up book on floor " will you F 8. (8) I can2t open moneybo. . I2!e lost key . 9. (8) Betty " write your name on co!er of book . ;. (,) -hat is price of this shirt F <. (8) I bought a dog and a cat yesterday. )at escaped last night " and dog keeps barking at me . =. (,) -ill you show me ring on your finger F

9 >. (8) #y car is missing . There are some bottles in car . Bottles

contain petrol . ?. (8) Answer telephone " 'a!id . I2m washing car . B. (8) #ummy " door handle of car has come off . ,C. (,) #r. )han2s car hit a tree yesterday . )ar was damaged .

0.ercise ; 6ill in the blanks with 1a2" 1an2" 1the2 or 1E2. ,. He told us that he would be back in 77777777 hour. 8. 1-ill you be free on 77777777 5undayF2 -innie asked aul. 9. 'on2t hesitate to ask him for 77777777 ad!ice if you need it. ;. Her aunt li!es on 77777777 Hamma Island" doesn2t sheF <. The ambulance men are attending to 77777777 in(ured. =. There2s 77777777 /Iturn ahead. >. #rs. )han has 77777777 ?IyearIold daughter. ?. I ha!e known 77777777 Hees for many years. B. #rs Hee said to 'iana" 1I2m cooking the dinner. lease keep 77777777 eye on your little brother.2 ,C. I can2t mo!e this table. -ill you please gi!e me 77777777 handF

0.ercise < )orrect the following sentences. )orrections should be done as follows. Jwords needing to be changed I (a) underline the incorrect word (b) write the correct form of the word abo!e it JJ missing word I (a) mark the position of the missing word with a 1K2 (b) write the missing word abo!e it JJJ e.tra word I put a cross 1E2 on the word you wish to cross out ,. JJ They li!e on ,,th floor of this building. 8. J 5he finished her lunch in the hurry. ; 9 JJ 0lisa is doing #BA course.

;. JJJ #rs. -ong is out of the town now. 5he will be back in the e!ening. <. JJ -ho is playing !iolin in the music roomF =. J He has gone home because he has the headache. >. JJ Lou can ha!e good !iew of the harbour from the eak. ?. JJJ I met 5ally by a chance this morning. B. JJJ #y sister sometimes goes to school on the foot. ,C. J In a beginning" she was against our plan" but then she changed her mind.

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